Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1523: One for One (Refresh)
The men have all returned to the village, and the atmosphere of the whole village is different, even the atmosphere in the workshop is different.

Normally they would chat about gossip, but now they were talking about how much their husbands were paid and what home appliances they were going to buy for the house when the holidays came. They were having a lot of fun discussing it.

There was prosperity everywhere, even the dogs were running happily.

As soon as Ye Yaodong entered the workshop, he was surrounded by dogs, leaving him with no place to step. He had to walk around quickly and come out.

As soon as he came out, the dogs wanted to rub against him again. He could only kick them as he walked and scold them a few times before they became obedient again.

It got dark early and the weather was cold, so most people stayed at home. He didn't stay outside for long either. He just walked around and saw that there was no one on the road, only excited children running and jumping to share their toys, so he went straight home.

At this time, everyone at home is probably caring for each other, asking about each other's well-being.

The old lady was sitting at the door. When she saw him walk around and come back, she quickly called him back into the house.

"It's cold outside and it's already dark. Don't go out. Go back to your room and rest. You've been floating on the sea for two or three days. You must be exhausted. Why are you still going out?"

"I just ate and was just walking around. I haven't been back for a while, so I wanted to take a look around while digesting the food."

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he saw that the old lady didn't react at all. She looked at him with a confused expression, as if she was guessing what he was going to say. So he raised his voice and said it again.

I almost forgot that the old lady’s hearing has not been as sharp since the first half of this year.

Now it feels like she is even more deaf.

The old lady touched her ears with a smile on her face, "It's useless. My hearing is getting worse and worse. I'll go out for a walk after I wake up. There's sunshine during the day and the wind isn't that strong."

Ye Yaodong responded and went into the house.

The old lady followed closely behind.

"Where are the three little ones? Where are they playing again?" He then repeated the sentence in the old lady's ear.

"I don't know where he went. He was playing at the door before. If I call him later, he will come back to sleep."

"Then you go to bed early."

"Hey."

To talk to her, you either have to yell or lean close to her ear, which is very difficult.

Ye Yaodong waited until he entered the house before asking Lin Xiuqing, "Why does it feel like the old lady's ears are getting more deaf?"

Lin Xiuqing put down the pen she was using to take notes.

"She's even more deaf. At first she couldn't do it, but she would respond if we said hello louder. Now she sits at the door and doesn't hear us when we talk to her. We have to get closer and speak in her ear."

"No wonder she didn't say a word during the meal, even though we talked so much."

"Sometimes when we shout a little louder, she thinks we are being mean to her. What a shame. If we shout softer, she won't hear us."

"I'll go to the city tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to see if there's any hearing aid available for her."

"What hearing aid, what?"

"I've heard people mention hearing aids. They're available overseas, but I don't know if they're available in China."

"That must be available in big cities. There's no way we can have it in our small place. Besides, she's already old, so it doesn't matter. She just needs to eat and drink enough and get some sun every day."

"Let's ask first. If you can't hear anything, you will only get more confused. If you can hear some sounds, you can have some hope."

"It's up to you, as long as you have time."

"I'll take a look when the time comes. The magic should be there. I'll take a look when I'm free."

Ye Yaodong also felt that it was impossible in their small place, and it would probably be possible only in Shanghai.

“How much have you earned this year?”

"Not so fast, it's very complicated, there are several account books, for fishing boats, processing plants, workshops, fish sauce, shops, rent collection, a lot of things, and various expenses and wages, I have to summarize them carefully."

"The account books I gave you have been summarized."

"Then I have to copy it and count it. It will probably take two days."

"Then you have to hire an accountant who specializes in accounting, otherwise it will be troublesome to do the accounting yourself."

"Let's talk about it later. Only our own people can do the accounting. I'll ask Dongxue when I go back to my parents' home in a few days. I estimate that she should be able to be assigned a job in a few months. If we want to hire her, it will be risky."

"Ask first, and offer her a salary of 150 or 160 yuan, which is definitely two or three times higher than the unit she is assigned to."

Lin Xiuqing frowned, nodded and said nothing more. Even with such a high salary, people might not be willing to accept it, so she could only try to ask.

After all, they are assigned to state-owned units. Although they are rich now as individuals, their status is not high and they are still looked down upon. In any case, they are not as enviable as a stable job with 30 or 40 yuan a month.

This is the same as the difference between an online writer who earns a million yuan a year and an institutional worker who earns 3000 yuan a month.

"Why don't you go take a shower? Why are you still hanging around here?"

"I just came back from a walk after dinner."

"Go ahead, don't get in the way of me settling the accounts."

"You can earn around 400 million this year, right?"

"It's a rough estimate, but it's roughly right. The details have to be summarized and the income and expenditure are clear before we can know the details."

"It's fine if it's roughly the same, but it can't be accurate to every penny."

Ye Yaodong was very happy. It was thanks to his great performance that his income doubled again this year.

"By next year, we should have made over 10 million, right?"

"It shouldn't be a problem, but you still have to keep a low profile."

"Well, I earned it away from home anyway."

"But we don't have that much cash. Whenever we make money, you use half to buy boats, and then buy land and build houses. You have spent a lot of money this year. I estimate that including the previous profits, the cash on hand is about three or four million now."

"It's okay."

It is useless to keep so much cash on hand. Having so much cash in circulation is enough. Most of the money needs to be converted into properties for safety.

Lin Xiuqing asked, "Send out all the New Year gifts tomorrow morning, right? Go to the city the day after tomorrow to deliver the gifts, and check the accounts, so that the workers can have a day off."

"I know. I have planned it all."

She nodded and continued to press the calculator.

Ye Yaodong went to take a shower when he had nothing to do, then called the three children back and asked them to take a shower as well. They had been crawling around outside all night and they didn't know how dirty they were. It was just in time for them to take a shower and go to sleep.

However, it was a bit difficult to shout, and no one came back even after he shouted at the top of his lungs.

Later we had to send the dogs to help find them, and then we caught them and called them back one by one to give them a bath.

"Put your new schoolbag away and don't take it out all the time. Otherwise, when school starts, your new schoolbag will become an old one, dirty and you won't be able to show it off anymore."

Ye Xiaoxi jumped up and down with her schoolbag on her back. "I'll carry it on my back for everyone to see tonight. I won't take it out tomorrow. It won't get dirty. I'll wipe it off later."

"Xiaoyu also went home to take a bath and go to bed."

"I don't need to wash. I've already made an agreement with my sister that we'll sleep together tonight!"

"Yes, I will sleep with my sister at night. We will sleep in the same room. I will sleep upstairs."

"Okay, I'll ask your mother to make the bed for you later."

The two little girls were very happy. They ran in front hand in hand, skipping and hopping, and whispered that they would cover the bed with toys at night and play with them while sleeping.

The twins followed behind them.

"I also want……"

"I want to sleep with you too..."

"No, I can't sleep. You go home and sleep." Ye Xiaoxi protested.

Pei Yu also shouted and clenched his fists, "Go home and don't follow me, or I'll beat you."

Ye Yaodong picked up the twins with one hand in each, and took them home first.

He already has enough children and they are noisy enough. If two more come, the building will collapse.

"Why are you two boys following two sisters around all day? Aren't you ashamed? Just find your own friends to play with."

"Sister has candy..."

He hadn't expected this reason.

Ye Yaodong put the two of them at the door of his house and watched them go in to complain, saying that Pei Yu didn't take them with him and wanted to beat them, then he left with a smile.

Ye Xiaoxi had always slept with Lin Xiuqing, and only when he was at home would he send her to sleep with the old lady.

During the few days at the processing plant, she slept in a bed alone, but she also shared a room with her brothers, so she was not afraid.

Now that they were going to sleep alone, Lin Xiuqing naturally agreed. Moreover, Pei Yu would be with them, so she immediately arranged it for them.

Ye Yaodong suddenly felt that his daughter had grown up and could sleep by herself.

"This child is growing up so fast. He has grown up so fast."

"Isn't it? She'll be able to get married in a few years."

"What the hell are you talking about? You're so young."

"Your eldest brother is only five or six years older than you. He will be able to be a grandfather in two years."

"I'm in no hurry……"

He will only be 33 years old next year...

"I guess in the next couple of days, the doorsteps of the eldest and second brothers' houses will be trampled by people again. Ah Hai and Ah Jiang are both old enough."

"Where's Ah Hai? When will he come back?"

"I heard that the holiday will last for two days. My sister-in-law asked him to bring a partner back, or else he would come back to meet a 20-year-old guy."

They are all well-fed and have nothing to do, so these women like to act as matchmakers for others. Every day they inquire about the ages of boys and girls in different families. Even the matchmaker knows better than them.

Ye Yaodong could only complain in his heart. Who could blame the current environment for being like this? Late marriage and late childbearing usually happen in the workplace, or the family doesn’t have the money to afford a wife, so that’s why it’s delayed.

"sleep."

"You go to sleep first. I'll finish looking at the accounts. I'll go upstairs later to see if they're all asleep. They're all definitely reluctant to go to sleep."

"Ah."

He was already tired.

He lay down and fell asleep quickly. He didn't know when Lin Xiuqing lay down, but he felt it in his sleep.

The next day he was awakened by the barking of a dog.

The dogs are barking so loudly so early in the morning, aren’t they?

He woke up and continued to cover himself with the quilt. He felt the sunlight outside the window was particularly strong. He stayed in bed for a long time before getting up.

"What did you do just now? Why was the dog barking?"

Ye Chenghu looked at him in bewilderment, "Dad, why are you cursing?"

Ye Chengyang was also a little stunned, "Yeah, we didn't do anything."

"Dad, if I'm a dog, you're a dog too!"

Ye Yaodong glared at the two of them, "I was wondering why the dog barked like that just now, and it barked so miserably, and a bunch of other dogs followed suit."

At this time, a wolfhound walked silently to his feet and rubbed his legs.

He touched the dog's head and identified its hair. This dog should be called Fa Cai.

Ye Chenghu was shocked and complained immediately, "Dad, Xiaojiu is too much. Xiaojiu and his cousins ​​knocked out one of Gongxi's teeth, so Gongxi was barking angrily just now, and the other dogs followed suit."

Ye Chengyang agreed, "Yes, 'Congratulations' is bleeding and has a missing tooth."

Now it was Ye Yaodong's turn to be surprised, "What happened? How did the tooth fall out?"

After saying that, he turned around and walked into the yard and looked around. He also saw "Congratulations" lying in front of the doghouse with a look of despair on his face.

He walked toward the wolf-dog.

Ye Chenghu followed him and complained, "Ye Xiaoxi was skipping rubber bands with her friends, and she didn't want to stand still, so she asked 'Gong Xi Fa Cai' to stand for her and let 'Gong Xi Fa Cai' bite the rubber band, and then she skipped rubber bands with her friends and cousin..."

Ye Chengyang also added, "Then she asked Gong Xi Fa Cai to bite tighter, and then Gong Xi's teeth fell out due to skipping rubber ropes..."

"She kept saying that her cousin didn't know how to play, so he pulled out the dog's teeth..."

Ye Yaodong was so upset after hearing this that he touched the wolfhound's head, listened to its whimpering, opened its mouth and took a look. He found that one of the lower fangs was indeed missing.

"There's really one missing... 'Congratulations'... Uh... No, the name is..."

"Dad, you have to beat them up. They've gone too far." Ye Chenghu was extremely angry.

"What about her?"

Ye Chengyang said: "Ye Xiaoxi said that he would go buy some bones for Gongxi to eat. If he chews more, his teeth will grow."

"Dad, can its teeth still grow out?"

"It's a bit difficult. It's already over a year old and an adult."

"I'll call her back and give her a beating!" Ye Chenghu ran out immediately.

Ye Chengyang squatted beside Congratulations with a distressed look on his face, and kept stroking its head.

The big wolf dog didn't react at all. It just lay on the ground with its face pressed against the straw, looking completely hopeless.

"Dad, what if it doesn't have any teeth?"

"It doesn't matter. You can still eat and drink as usual. The left one is missing a fang, but don't you still have the right one?"

Ye Yaodong felt in his pocket and took out a dollar for him, "Go buy some pig lungs to add to its meal and comfort it."

"Oh, ok, Dad."

The big wolf-dog lay on the ground and whimpered, but remained motionless.

"I've wronged you."

Ye Yaodong touched it for a while before going back to the house to eat breakfast.

This damn girl can do anything, she can even think of letting a dog stand still for her.

It was a long time before Lin Xiuqing came back and found out.

"I was wondering why I heard the wolfhound barking so loudly up ahead, but I thought you were sleeping at home, so I ignored it."

"These guys need a beating."

At this time, Ye Xiaoxi was also being dragged home by Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang. She knew that she had gotten into trouble, so she was hesitating because she was worried about being scolded when she got home.

"Brother... come home later..."

"no!"

"Brother... I didn't mean to do that. I didn't knock out its teeth... It was my cousins. I beat them..."

"You made them stand still."

"My cousin dropped it. I don't even want to play with them, but they insist on playing even though they don't know how to play. It's so annoying."

"Don't make excuses. It was you who let them chew the rubber band."

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang were angry and sang the same tune.

Ye Xiaoxi's mouth was flat and tears were about to fall, but she was dragged into the yard by them reluctantly.

"Congratulations……"

The wolfdog raised his eyelids, then turned his head away and ignored her.

Normally, when he hears the dog calling, he will immediately wag his tail and go over to lick it.

"Dad, I brought my sister back."

Ye Xiaoxi burst into tears right away while she was in the yard. "It wasn't me. It was my cousins ​​who didn't know how to play but insisted on playing, and that's when the rubber band got tangled up."

Lin Xiuqing came out and scolded her, "You can't let the dog bite the rubber band. It's obviously you who are playing games, but you want to be lazy."

"It's my cousin..."

Ye Yaodong also scolded, "My cousin is young and ignorant and doesn't know how to play. Are you also ignorant? Wouldn't it be fine if you didn't let the dog chew the rubber band?"

Ye Xiaoxi's eyes were misty with tears, and she was crying breathlessly, "Wuwuwu... I was wrong, I won't do it again next time, I didn't mean to, I was just playing with them..."

Lin Xiuqing said: "Don't bully dogs like this in the future."

"I didn't bully them, I played with them and they wanted to play with me."

Ye Yaodong: "Okay, I hope you didn't do it on purpose. Since you keep them, you have to be nice to them. They are also your friends."

"I know. I like them. I just play with them."

"Well, that's all I need to know."

Ye Chengyang handed the straw rope in his hand to Lin Xiuqing, "Mom, Dad asked me to buy pig lungs. There are bones here. My sister bought them."

Ye Xiaoxi asked with tears in her eyes: "Can its teeth still grow out? My teeth are almost out."

"No, it's already an adult and has passed the period of changing teeth."

"Oh."

Ye Yaodong opened her mouth and looked at her front teeth, and indeed, some tiny teeth had begun to emerge.

"Your little front tooth is finally coming out."

Ye Xiaoxi cracked her other front tooth and said, "This one is loose too."

Her two lower baby teeth fell out, and after they grew out, the front tooth that was knocked out two years ago showed signs of popping out.

Grow the bottom first, then the top.

Ye Yaodong shook her teeth and suddenly felt another one inside.

"Oh my god, this thing of yours hasn't fallen off, and it's going to grow back inside. Ah Qing, you have to remove it quickly."

Lin Xiuqing also looked at her teeth and found that there were indeed white marks inside the gums. They felt hard and were about to pop out.

"It's really about to grow out. I have to remove it quickly, otherwise I will have buck teeth in the future."

"Pull it out for her."

"Not shaking enough..."

"What should we do? Go to the hospital?"

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him and said, "Why go to the hospital? Just for a tooth? Bring a rope."

"Can a rope do it?"

"A vise would work."

Ye Xiaoxi trembled all over and quickly covered her mouth, "No vise!"

She had seen pliers, the oldest one was an iron pair of pliers that the uncles next door used to tighten screws, but she didn't want one.

"No vise, I don't want a vise..."

The tears that had not yet dried began to fall again.

"Then take the rope first."

Ye Yaodong followed the instructions and went to find a rope first.

Ye Chenghu excitedly cut a nylon line from the fishing net and came over. "Mom, here's the rope. Here you go."

Ye Xiaoxi put her hand over her mouth and shook her head, "Don't pull it out..."

"If I don't pull out your teeth, they're going to grow crooked. Be obedient."

Ye Chenghu teased her with a smile, "Just when the dog lost a tooth, you pulled one out too. You are both toothless."

Ye Yaodong patted his head and said, "Don't gloat over other people's misfortunes."

Lin Xiuqing held the rope and said to them, "Help me hold her tight, I will pull it out directly."

Ye Chengyang immediately helped Lin Xiuqing to take her hands away.

Ye Chenghu also held Ye Xiaoxi to prevent her from moving.

Ye Yaodong pried her mouth open.

Ye Xiaoxi cried and sobbed, but couldn't break free.

Lin Xiuqing tied the rope around her teeth with great determination and pulled it out with a little force.

She screamed, "Ah, wuwuwu, it hurts..."

"It's ok, just pull it out. Fortunately, I shook it and it can be pulled out."

Ye Yaodong went into the house and scooped a bucket of water for her to rinse her mouth.

She cried and spat out blood, "How cruel... You ganged up on me..."

"After you rinse your mouth, come back to my room with me and throw your teeth under the bed. They will grow straight when they grow out."

"Can you please not throw it away? Can you let me play with it?" She said with tears in her eyes.

"No, it will grow back only if you throw it away."

Ye Chenghu bent down and opened her mouth, "Show me your front teeth, you toothless guy, you have lost both teeth, you can't eat watermelon."

Ye Xiaoxi was so angry that she hit him, "It has grown... it has teeth..."

"There's a leak..."

Lin Xiuqing pulled Ye Xiaoxi and said, "Go throw away the teeth first."

Ye Xiaoxi was dragged into the house, but she turned her head and shouted fiercely to the outside, "Just wait for me!"

Ye Chenghu patted the wolfhound's head and said, "I've avenged you!"

Ye Yaodong scolded him, "How do you talk like that?"

"hey-hey……"

It was a bit of a fuss, but luckily it didn’t delay too long.

He had already prepared the gifts last night, and now all he had to do was take them to the homes of the village cadres.

However, before leaving, he saw Ye Xiaoxi squatting beside the wolfdog and muttering softly.

"Don't be angry... You lost a tooth, and I lost a tooth too... We are even..."

"You can't be angry anymore, lick, lick the palm of my hand, lick it..."

"My teeth were thrown away by my mother, otherwise I would take a look at them for you. Look at my mouth, there is really one tooth missing..."

"Otherwise I'll tell you a secret, you can't be angry with me anymore..."

"My grandfather hid a gold ring, it's really big, and he gave me two dollars and told me not to tell grandma. It's shiny and gold, and it's bigger than my big toe..."

"I spent two dollars to buy you a bone to eat, just lick it..."

It was over. He felt that his father couldn't keep it secret for another day.

Ye Yaodong tapped her forehead. "What did I tell you? You took the money but didn't do the job?"

"Ah? Just tell grandma not to know. If I didn't tell anyone else, I would tell it. It can't talk, so it definitely won't tell anyone else."

"Be good."

"I'm good."

"You're such a good ass."

At this time, Pei Yu stuck his head out of the door and said, "I heard it. Why don't you give me two pieces? I want one too!"

Ye Xiaoxi happily pulled her in, "Shh, you can't tell me. Then go ask my grandfather for two pieces."

"That's Grandpa."

"It's my grandpa."

"It's grandpa."

Ye Xiaoxi tilted her head, "All the same."